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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison .... Frankly if you're not willing to own both formats then your motives are suspect. You certainly don't love movies. I'll do what it takes to have full access. If Costco has a Blu-ray player for $…
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On the computers Karelia listed RAM is a user install feature. The computer manual that comes with your machine even gives directions. So, no it doesn't void the warranty. Of course, if you break something while installing the RAM then it's on your …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe Have you seen PL at all? I put off watching it because I didn't want to "read" the story, but BOY its on HELL of a film! I have it on my AppleTV but I'll be buying it on BD asap a brilliant brillian…
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I guess the big question is did Marz get a PS3 for his family for Christmas?
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A lady in my genealogy group did everything she was supposed to. She backed up her data files and stored it at her son's house. Well, her computer crashed, loosing everything on it and the next day her son's house burned down. She had to reenter abo…
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One of the big problems with being an early adopter of any new media is lack of quality titles, especially if one has strong likes and dislikes. This is particularly true of 1Q 2008. Weeding through the titles to be released I find three that I'd bu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Joe Public neither has the bandwidth nor the desire to buy his movies on the internets and cobble together some means of viewing and storing them. There's no strong solution for doing so at this point, nor …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitemymac Once again, here is the missing release list: HD DVD * Arctic Tale (Paramount) * Battlestar Galactica: Season One (Universal) * Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid (Eagle Rock) BD * 20 Million Miles …
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Walter, which version of Blade Runner did you watch? I've only seen the Criterion LD of the original theatre release with the voice-over narration.
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitemymac So... Did anyone get their Harry Potter in HiDef?.. I had received my HD-DVD copy of HPOOTP from Amazon yesterday and watched it with my wife. It definitely was better than my local theater experience fo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by marzetta7 Now, even NYT are picking up on Warner possibly going Blu... http://www.nytimes.com/paidcontent/P...ref=technology ...hey, let's give credit to HD DVD, they had a good run... Honestly, relax, i …
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Quote: Originally Posted by marzetta7 Pali: Sony Blu-Ray Wins DVD War Is it only a matter of when now for Warner going Blu? As with everything in this format mess, I'll only believe it when I see it. It'd be nice though.
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I see others are coming around to my pessimistic view of the HDM market based on the economy and format war. BTW, in today's Seattle Times there was a Magnolia insert that featured the lowest price I've ever seen for a BD player, $300 for the Son…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iNtel iNside You can bet that both the Blu-ray Disc Association and the HD DVD Promotion Group are salivating at Warner right now. Here's my take: If Warner goes Blu-ray exclusive, HD DVD is toast. Paramount/Viacom …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitemymac I apologize. I honestly did not know I was supposed to provide a reasoned argument with your testimonies to; why you bought a game console and why you may call yourself a Blu-Ray fanboy. ... I'm sorr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me My good man, my primary concern is what looks best. CRT-based HDTVs are no larger than 36". Even at that, I have never seen one that didn't have visible line structure even while displaying HD content. For this …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitemymac I'm also comfortable with the idea of HDM being a niche product for couple more years. I doubt it would take the laser discs route, though. I would speculate that the industry would use a phase out strategy…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Whether they can make a profit at $399 or not, very few standalone Blu-Ray players are being sold because Sony offers far more bang for the buck with the PS3. I don't think you'll see HD DVD players at $98 …
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Added thoughtsQuote: Originally Posted by bitemymac The prior week was probably one of the best release week of Blu-Ray. Including Rata & Cars being only two weeks ago. Here is the release list: HD DVD Tremors (Universal) Star Trek: …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitemymac T ... This really must be a tough call for all hardware manufacturers, but at least the poor people can now afford to join the HDM market due to competitive pricing. "Poor" people have to decide if …